APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PUSHING E-MAIL TO PORTABLE TERMINAL IN E-MAIL SYSTEM
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1. An e-mail system for pushing an e-mail, the e-mail system comprising:
- an e-mail agent for checking if a new e-mail exists in an e-mail server by using periodic polling operations, receiving and storing the new e-mail when the new e-mail exists in the e-mail server, generating a mail notification message notifying reception of the new e-mail, and transmitting the mail notification message to a message server;
the message server for receiving the mail notification message and transmitting the received mail notification message to an e-mail client; and
the e-mail client for generating a mail request message requesting the new e-mail upon reception of the mail notification message from the message server, and transmitting the generated mail request message to the e-mail agent.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for pushing an e-mail to a portable terminal in an e-mail system. In an e-mail system for pushing an e-mail, an e-mail agent checks reception of a new e-mail, receives and stores the new e-mail, and generates a mail notification message, a message server receives the mail notification message and transmits it to an e-mail client, the e-mail client generates a mail request message and transmits it to the e-mail agent.
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38 Claims
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1. An e-mail system for pushing an e-mail, the e-mail system comprising:
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an e-mail agent for checking if a new e-mail exists in an e-mail server by using periodic polling operations, receiving and storing the new e-mail when the new e-mail exists in the e-mail server, generating a mail notification message notifying reception of the new e-mail, and transmitting the mail notification message to a message server; the message server for receiving the mail notification message and transmitting the received mail notification message to an e-mail client; and the e-mail client for generating a mail request message requesting the new e-mail upon reception of the mail notification message from the message server, and transmitting the generated mail request message to the e-mail agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An e-mail agent for pushing an e-mail through a message server in an e-mail system, the e-mail agent comprising:
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an e-mail storage for storing an e-mail from an e-mail server; a client database for storing information on an e-mail client; an e-mail processor for periodically checking if a new e-mail exists in the e-mail server, receiving the new e-mail when the new e-mail exists in the e-mail server, and storing the received new e-mail into the e-mail storage; and a message processor for generating a mail notification message notifying that the new e-mail exists when the e-mail processor receives the new e-mail, and transmitting the mail notification message to the message server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable terminal for checking reception of an e-mail using a message server in an e-mail system, the portable terminal comprising:
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a message processor for receiving a mail notification message notifying of existence of a new e-mail from the message server; and an e-mail processor for performing communication connection with an e-mail agent transmitting the mail notification message when the message processor receives the mail notification message, and generating and transmitting a mail request message requesting the new e-mail to the e-mail agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for pushing an e-mail using a message server in an e-mail agent of an e-mail system, the method comprising:
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periodically checking if a new e-mail exists in an e-mail server; and generating a mail notification message notifying existence of the new e-mail and transmitting the mail notification message to the message server. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for recognizing existence of a new e-mail through a message server and receiving the new e-mail in a portable terminal of an e-mail system, the method comprising:
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receiving a mail notification message notifying existence of the new e-mail from the message server; performing a communication connection with an e-mail agent transmitting the mail notification message; and generating and transmitting a mail request message requesting the new e-mail to the e-mail agent. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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